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Red Tails

Red Tails

George Lucas pet WWII project suffers from thin characterization, cliché and crude simplification

(2 stars)11 May 2012

Star Wars creator George Lucas used clips from his favourite aviation dramas to stand in for battle scenes in the original rough-cut of Star Wars, so it’s no surprise that several decades later, Lucas has invested some of his personal wealth in an…

How I Spent my Summer Vacation

How I Spent my Summer Vacation

Tightly directed action-comedy that even ardent Mel Gibson-haters will find difficult to dislike

(3 stars)10 May 2012

There are probably quite a few people – not least screenwriter Joe Eszterhaus, judging by his recently published missive – who would probably like to see Mel Gibson languishing in a filthy Mexican jail. But sadly for them, How I Spent My Summer Vacation…

Avengers Assemble

Avengers Assemble

Joss Whedon’s finely balanced superhero extravaganza is well worth the wait

(4 stars)27 Apr 2012

The main issue facing the making of a superhero ensemble piece is balance: with so many strong personalities on screen, how do you ensure each of them get their due? It’s a problem Joss Whedon has tackled effectively in Avengers Assemble, keeping…

Safe

Safe

Guilty pleasure action flick starring Jason Statham

(3 stars)23 Apr 2012

(15) 94mins You have to admire Jason Statham. An actor that knows his limitations but plays to his strengths, while you’re unlikely to ever find him starring as Hamlet, it’s hardly surprising he’s ascended the ranks of Hollywood’s tough guys with…

Piggy

Piggy

Ultra-violent London-set thriller starring Martin Compston

(2 stars)23 Apr 2012

(18) 106mins Fight Club meets Death Wish in this ultra-violent vigilante movie, one so gratuitous it will turn even the strongest of stomachs. Set in a modern-day London where hoodies wielding knives seem to lurk on every street corner, Martin…

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Iron Sky
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(2 stars) Nazis on the moon! In Finland’s first blockbuster, a US lunar expedition discovers a hidden moonbase where Nazis have been hiding since the end of WW II. Shame that Vuorensola’s flat satire and B-movie plotting don’t live up to the inspired premise. For once, a Hollywood remake might be in order.
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Prometheus
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Sci-fi adventure in which a team of scientists investigating alien life forms becomes stranded and has to fight a battle in which the safety of mankind is at stake.
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Snow White and the Huntsman
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As in the traditional tale, the jealous Queen sends a huntsman to kill Snow White after discovering her to be the fairest in the land. But in this modern adaptation the Huntsman becomes Snow White's mentor, training her as a warrior to be able to challenge the reign of the evil Queen.
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Avengers Assemble
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(4 stars) Big blockbuster superhero action as Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow and Hawkeye team up to save the world.
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Men in Black III
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(3 stars) In a Back to the Future -style escapade, Agent J (Smith) must go back in time and stop the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) being killed by an alien criminal and altering the shape of the Agency. Earth will, of course, need to be saved in the process.
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